The uncle of Eduardo da Silva's wife will be prosecuted for attempted fraud after trying to claim a £1million cut of the Croatia striker's transfer to Arsenal.

Miljenko Radivojevic, 48, saw his claim to the money dismissed by a court in Zagreb and will himself be prosecuted for allegedly forging an agreement he claimed to have with the Brazil-born player, reports French news agency AFP.

Eduardo, 26, is also said to be pursuing Radivojevic for alleged deception.

The uncle of Eduardo's wife will be prosecuted for attempted fraud

The businessman had gone to court claiming he had a contract dating back to 2003 which entitled him to 10 per cent of the value of every contract signed by Eduardo, who left Dinamo Zagreb for Arsenal for £7.5million two years ago.

However, Eduardo denied ever agreeing the deal and prosecuters in Zagreb allege that Radivojevic had forged the contract.